Species of ants that have different colony sizes also use other pheromones to send a variety of messages. “We think that in the wild, clonal raider ants usually have a colony size of just tens ...

These findings hint that the brain’s barrier, often downplayed as a passive membrane or an obstacle to treating neurological conditions, mediates the interaction between hormones and neurons, ...

This Ant Can Shrink and Regrow Its Brain Indian jumping ants shrink their brains when they become their colony’s queen, but they can also grow the brain back if they quit the gig.

Inside the ant is where the worm turns. Ants typically ingest multiple worms, most of which lurk in their abdomen. However, one worm makes its way to the ant's brain, where it becomes the insect's ...

When the queen of an Indian jumping ant dies, other females immediately begin to compete for the throne, undergoing a bizarre internal transformation in the process. When the queen croaks, most of ...

According to a new study out of Rockefeller University, the way that ant colonies make group decisions closely mimics the way neurons behave in the human brain.In other words, they follow a colony ...

Each ant feels the rising heat beneath its feet but carries along as usual until, suddenly, the ants reverse course. The whole group rushes out as one - a decision to evacuate has been made.

Zombifying fungus bypasses the brain to make ants its puppets, study finds SEM images showed strange bead-like particles that could also play a role. Jennifer Ouellette – Jul 17, 2019 6:00 pm | 125 ...

The ant-decapitating fly burrows into ants, mind-controls them, and eventually severs their heads from the inside. ... This Fly Hijacks an Ant's Brain — Then Pops Its Head Off.

Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies at dawn and dusk It takes over the brains of ants, causing them to cling to blades of grass against their will.